CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 001 (P269029)
Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 14000Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.11 Letter from Inim-Inanna to Enlil-massu (witness) Letter; from Iniminanna to Enlilmassu; (Obv)14x(Rev)3 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
1. {disz}{d}en-lil2-mas-su u3-na-a-du11
2. {disz}inim-{d}inanna na-ab-be2-a
3. inim na-me ma-an-ne-esz-ma LUL-ASZ ba-hul2-le
4. {d}lamma-u4-ti-la-a! kal-le lugal-szu2
5. {disz}na-bi-{d}en-lil2 u3 {d}en-lil2-al-sa6
6. um-mi-a szu igi du#-zu-ne
7. {d}nin-imma3 dingir-zu
8. u3 {d}nidaba gesztug2 dagal-la-ke4
9. gesztu2 ha-ra-ab-szum2#-mu-ne
10. nig2 im-ma ib2-sar-re-a
11. iri szu-bi nu-gi4 al-me-a nu-e#-zu
12. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(disz) tug2 2(disz) {tug2}bar-si
13. lu2-gi-na szu mu-ra-ab-tak4#-[tak4 szu ti-ba-ab]
reverse
1. ha-la da-da ama-[zu] szu nam-bi2-te-en-te [x?]
2. a-ma-ru-kam
double ruling
blank space
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Condition Description: lower right corner missing, ruled, 1 col.
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- Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.11 Letter from Inim-Inanna to Enlil-massu (witness) Letter; from Iniminanna to Enlilmassu; (Obv)14x(Rev)3 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: PBS 1/2, 091
[Lutz1919PBS1/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1919. Selected Sumerian and Babylonian Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 1/2. University of Pennsylvania.
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- Museum No.: CBS 14000
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-08-30 at 08:49:45 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2016-10-10 at 15:21:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-11-21 at 08:56:24 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-10-07 at 08:23:22 | Wagensonner, Klaus | Atf | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô | Penn Museum | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000583 (Letter from Inim-Inanna to Enlil-massu) composite (P479847) | View the score |